I've spent my first few hours of gameplay searching the first island (Neon) for the shards. I've found 136 so far. I refuse to leave the island before getting all of them because I don't want to be like you TO and need to search 2 islands for 1 shard.

BTW, are there 146 or 150 shards on the first island (Neon)?

The game is pretty dope. Still waiting on you ILL. That code didn't work ;(

EDIT: I'm playing it now and I have a suggestion for DLC. STATS. I want stats. deaths, k!lls, heads shots. Missions completed. Things like that.

you have to leave the island for a power to develop to beable to get some shards in the neon

Its called CG and games will never look like that ever in gaming, the most I can see for the sequel is better AA(this game has none) and better textures on the characters and cars(they are not that great) and the game sequel coming out in 2010 since they got the engine done already, so they can create the story and set pieces in a year or two.